simple preloader problem

[Pixel]

hey there guys....i am trying to add a preloader to an MC that I am loading into another MC, but having a little bit of problems. If i use this script just normally and have it just on a single MC, it works fine, but when i am trying to preload into an MC on the stage, nothing happens, it just skips to 100% and then moves on.

Here is the code that I have

total_bytes = _root.portfolioMC.getBytesTotal();
loaded_bytes = _root.portfolioMC.getBytesLoaded();
remaining_bytes = total_bytes-loaded_bytes;
percent_done = int((loaded_bytes/total_bytes)*100);
bar.gotoAndStop(percent_done);
ifFrameLoaded ("content", 1) {  
    gotoAndPlay ("content", 1);
}

seems simple enough...i have movies loading into "portfolioMC" that is on the _root timeline. This script above is in its own scene of the loaded movie.

Any idea why this is not working?
thanks for anyone who can help out.

[Dev-Ash]

This might help.


//Actionscript for Frame 1

downloaded = math.floor(_root.getbytesLoaded()/_root.getbytestotal()*100)+"%";
download_bar.gotoandstop(downloaded);
bytesloaded = math.floor(_root.getbytesloaded()/1000);
bytestotal = math.floor(_root.getbytestotal()/1000);
message = "Loading... "+bytesloaded+"Kb"+" ("+downloaded+")"+" of "+bytestotal+"Kb";
loadedbytes = getBytesLoaded();
totalbytes = getBytesTotal();
loadedkbytes = Math.ceil(loadedbytes/1000);
totalkbytes = Math.ceil(totalbytes/1000);
if (loadedbytes == totalbytes) {
gotoAndPlay(3); //I have my preloader in the same scene. The actual MC starts on Frame 3
}
frame = int(loadedbytes/(totalbytes/100));
tellTarget (_root.loader) {
gotoAndStop(_root.frame);
}

//Action Script for Frame 2
gotoAndPlay(1);


Hope this helps.

Feel free to email me.

[Pixel]

thanks a lot...it seems my code is working properly when uploaded to a server.....

thanks for your help thou.
joshua

[Dev-Ash]

Oh cool.

You know if you go to Control Tab
Test Scene or Movie
Then go to ViewTab
and then go to show streaming
This will test your preloader and tell you how big your MC is and how long it will take to download using 16k 24k 56k or what ever you set it to. Hit Customize.

You will be required to set some things up first in the Test MC area.

email if you need to.

[farafiro]

Also if u wanna test it while in the Authering mode (i.e. the fla), when testing the Movie (ctrl + Enter), hit the ctrl + Enter again

[kapjay1]

Dev-Ash,

Please help!!!!!!!!! I have a similar problem to Pixel's. Could you look at the following code and tell me how to get this thing right. I can't get the loading bar or the percentage to show properly on the stage when testing on the server. Or if you have an external preloader that really works, would you mind sending it to me. I have Flash 5. I've gotten several that don't work over the past three weeks. Thanks a bunch. Kev.

Frame 1:

loadMovie("Intro.swf","my_mc");
my_mc.stop();

Frame 2:

if (my_mc.getBytesLoaded()<my_mc.getBytesTotal()){
gotoAndPlay(_currentframe+1);
_root.percent_left = int(my_mc.getBytesLoaded()/my_mc.getBytesTotal()*100);
}else{
gotoAndPlay(_currentframe+2);
}

Frame 3:

gotoAndPlay(_currentframe-1);

Frame 4:

my_mc.play();

Code on loading bar movie clip:

onClipEvent(load){
_root.loadingBar.bar._xscale = 0;
}
onClipEvent(enterFrame){
//load function values to local variables
bytesLoaded = _root.getBytesLoaded();
bytesTotal = _root.getBytesTotal();
timer = getTimer();

percent = _root.getBytesLoaded()/_root.getBytesTotal();
_root.loadingBar.bar._xscale = percent*100;
//calculate and format percent loaded
percent_loaded = Math.round(percent*100)
//calculate and format download rate
bytes_per_second = Math.round(bytesLoaded/(timer/1000));
//calculate and format remaining time to download
seconds_left = (bytesTotal - bytesLoaded)/bytes_per_second;
//format time in mm:ss
minutes = math.floor(seconds_left/60);
if(number(minutes) < 10) {
minutes = "0"+minutes;
}
seconds = Math.round(seconds_left - (minutes*60));
if (number(seconds) < 10) {
seconds = "0"+seconds;
}
time_left = minutes + "m:" + seconds +"s";
//Play Movie
if (percent == 1){
_root.loadingBar._visible = false;
_root.gotoAndStop(2);
}
}

[Dev-Ash]

Look at this fla that Billy T post for me. It was for loading external MC, it has some great preloader code in it that I found helpful also. Good luck. Hit me back if you need to.

[kapjay1]

Dev-Ash,

You forgot to attach the .fla. If you want you can just send it to my email, [email protected] . Thanks.

kap